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. 2019 Jan 23;9:368. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-36863-6

Figure 2.

Figure 2

IGF1 increases the size of bioengineered tooth germs. (a) Phase-contrast images of tissue recombinants at day 0 and bioengineered tooth germs at days 7 and 14 of organ culture in the control and IGF1-treated groups. Scale bar, 200 µm. The height (b) and width (c) of bioengineered tooth germs at days 7 and 14 in the control and IGF1-treated groups. Error bars indicate the standard deviation (N = 6 or 7). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 (versus 0 µg/mL group; one-way analysis of variance followed by the Tukey-Kramer test). (d) HE staining of bioengineered tooth germs at days 7 and 14 in the control and IGF1-treated groups. AM, ameloblasts; D, dentin; DP, dental papilla; E, enamel; OB, odontoblasts; PD, predentin. Scale bar, 20 µm. (e) Immunohistochemical staining of IGF1R, AMBN, DMP1, and DSP in bioengineered tooth germs at day 14 of culture in the control and IGF1-treated groups. Scale bar, 20 µm.